People — demographics & education

People	King Island (M)	%	Tasmania	%	Australia	%
Total	1,566	--	495,354	--	21,507,717	--
Male	815	52.0	242,675	49.0	10,634,013	49.4
Female	751	48.0	252,679	51.0	10,873,704	50.6
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people	28	1.8	19,626	4.0	548,369	2.5

In the 2011 Census, there were 1,566 people in King Island (M) (Statistical Local Areas) of these 52.0% were male and 48.0% were female. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.8% of the population.

Age	King Island (M)	%	Tasmania	%	Australia	%
People
0-4 years	99	6.3	31,182	6.3	1,421,050	6.6
5-9 years	80	5.1	30,231	6.1	1,351,921	6.3
10-14 years	63	4.0	32,455	6.6	1,371,054	6.4
15-19 years	81	5.2	32,687	6.6	1,405,798	6.5
20-24 years	64	4.1	29,577	6.0	1,460,673	6.8
25-29 years	104	6.7	28,074	5.7	1,513,236	7.0
30-34 years	84	5.4	27,209	5.5	1,453,775	6.8
35-39 years	87	5.6	30,908	6.2	1,520,138	7.1
40-44 years	106	6.8	33,944	6.9	1,542,879	7.2
45-49 years	132	8.4	35,030	7.1	1,504,142	7.0
50-54 years	106	6.8	36,528	7.4	1,447,404	6.7
55-59 years	143	9.1	34,090	6.9	1,297,244	6.0
60-64 years	125	8.0	32,733	6.6	1,206,116	5.6
65-69 years	81	5.2	25,312	5.1	919,319	4.3
70-74 years	88	5.6	19,449	3.9	708,090	3.3
75-79 years	44	2.8	14,522	2.9	545,263	2.5
80-84 years	38	2.4	11,175	2.3	436,936	2.0
85 years and over	38	2.4	10,247	2.1	402,681	1.9
Median age	46	--	40	--	37	--

The median age of people in King Island (M) (Statistical Local Areas) was 46 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 15.6% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 18.4% of the population.

Registered marital status	King Island (M)	%	Tasmania	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Married	625	47.2	190,899	47.5	8,461,114	48.7
Separated	59	4.5	13,090	3.3	529,280	3.0
Divorced	127	9.6	39,595	9.9	1,460,899	8.4
Widowed	91	6.9	26,245	6.5	949,634	5.5
Never married	421	31.8	131,655	32.8	5,962,769	34.3

Of people in King Island (M) (Statistical Local Areas) aged 15 years and over, 47.2% were married and 14.1% were either divorced or separated.

Marital Status Charts

Median age by registered marital status	King Island (M)	%	Tasmania	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Married	56	--	53	--	50	--
Separated	52	--	49	--	49	--
Divorced	60	--	55	--	54	--
Widowed	79	--	77	--	78	--
Never married	29	--	26	--	25	--

The median age of married people in King Island (M) (Statistical Local Areas) was 56 years and the median age of people never married was 29 years.

Social marital status	King Island (M)	%	Tasmania	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Registered marriage	540	47.2	172,039	48.0	7,647,042	49.2
De facto marriage	167	14.6	41,694	11.6	1,476,369	9.5
Not married	437	38.2	144,719	40.4	6,413,399	41.3

In King Island (M) (Statistical Local Areas), of people aged 15 years and over, 47.2% of people were in a registered marriage and 14.6% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status	King Island (M)	%	Tasmania	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Registered marriage	54	--	53	--	50	--
De facto marriage	37	--	36	--	35	--
Not married	46	--	39	--	33	--

The median age of people in a registered marriage in King Island (M) (Statistical Local Areas) was 54 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 37 years.

Education	King Island (M)	%	Tasmania	%	Australia	%
Pre-school	15	5.1	4,217	3.0	332,844	5.1
Primary - Government	87	29.4	30,054	21.5	1,181,787	18.2
Primary - Catholic	0	0.0	7,668	5.5	359,062	5.5
Primary - Other Non Government	6	2.0	4,349	3.1	214,359	3.3
Secondary - Government	49	16.6	18,175	13.0	774,074	11.9
Secondary - Catholic	0	0.0	6,481	4.6	307,142	4.7
Secondary - Other Non Government	9	3.0	4,952	3.5	254,828	3.9
Technical or further education institution	20	6.8	12,869	9.2	473,606	7.3
University or tertiary institution	14	4.7	16,530	11.8	932,524	14.3
Other	6	2.0	2,865	2.0	161,660	2.5
Not Stated	90	30.4	31,624	22.6	1,511,694	23.2
Total	296	--	139,784	--	6,503,580	--

In King Island (M) (Statistical Local Areas) 18.9% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 31.4% were in primary school, 19.9% in secondary school and 11.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Education Charts

People — cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses	King Island (M)	%	Tasmania	%	Australia	%

Ancestry Charts

Country of birth	King Island (M)	%	Tasmania	%	Australia	%
Australia	1,279	81.8	414,261	83.6	15,017,847	69.8
Other top responses

Birthplace of parents, stated responses	King Island (M)	%	Tasmania	%	Australia	%
Both parents born overseas	261	17.6	69,303	14.9	6,876,586	34.3
Father only born overseas	104	7.0	26,629	5.7	1,407,270	7.0
Mother only born overseas	47	3.2	18,037	3.9	989,220	4.9
Both parents born in Australia	1,074	72.3	351,939	75.5	10,757,087	53.7

In King Island (M) (Statistical Local Areas), 72.3% of people had both parents born in Australia and 17.6% of people had both parents born overseas.

Religious affiliation, top responses	King Island (M)	%	Tasmania	%	Australia	%

Religious Affiliation Charts

Language, top responses (other than English)	King Island (M)	%	Tasmania	%	Australia	%

People — employment

Employment	King Island (M)	%	Tasmania	%	Australia	%
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Worked full-time	545	62.0	126,465	54.5	6,367,554	59.7
Worked part-time	241	27.4	76,384	32.9	3,062,976	28.7
Away from work	65	7.4	14,452	6.2	627,797	5.9
Unemployed	28	3.2	14,825	6.4	600,133	5.6
Total in labour force	879	--	232,126	--	10,658,460	--
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There were 879 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in King Island (M) (Statistical Local Areas). Of these 62.0% were employed full time, 27.4% were employed part-time and 3.2% were unemployed.

Employment - hours worked	King Island (M)	%	Tasmania	%	Australia	%
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
1-15 hours per week	67	7.8	27,159	12.5	1,087,799	10.8
16-24 hours per week	72	8.4	23,356	10.7	947,792	9.4
25-34 hours per week	102	11.9	25,868	11.9	1,027,380	10.2
35-39 hours per week	120	14.1	41,655	19.2	1,808,879	18.0
40 hours or more per week	425	49.8	84,811	39.0	4,558,678	45.3

Of employed people in King Island (M) (Statistical Local Areas), 7.8% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.4% worked 16 to 24 hours and 49.8% worked 40 hours or more.

Median age by employment status	King Island (M)	%	Tasmania	%	Australia	%
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Employed full-time	45	--	42	--	40	--
Employed part-time	46	--	42	--	40	--

The median age of people employed full-time in King Island (M) (Statistical Local Areas) was 45 years and for people who were employed part-time was 46 years.

Occupation	King Island (M)	%	Tasmania	%	Australia	%
Employed people aged 15 years and over

Occupation Chart

Industry of employment, top responses	King Island (M)	%	Tasmania	%	Australia	%
Employed people aged 15 years and over

Median weekly incomes	King Island (M)	%	Tasmania	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Personal	624	--	499	--	577	--
Family	1,360	--	1,203	--	1,481	--
Household	950	--	948	--	1,234	--
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The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in King Island (M) (Statistical Local Areas) was $624.

Travel to work, top responses	King Island (M)	%	Tasmania	%	Australia	%
Employed people aged 15 years and over

Unpaid work	King Island (M)	%	Tasmania	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Did unpaid domestic work (last week)	952	72.0	289,363	72.1	12,149,347	70.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks)	290	21.9	111,822	27.9	4,827,808	27.8
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks)	140	10.6	46,646	11.6	1,896,957	10.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months)	425	32.1	78,249	19.5	3,090,874	17.8

In King Island (M) (Statistical Local Areas), of people aged 15 years and over, 72.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 21.9% provided care for children and 10.6% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 32.1% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

Unpaid domestic work, number of hours	King Island (M)	%	Tasmania	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Less than 5 hours per week	273	20.7	80,975	20.2	3,883,357	22.4
5 to 14 hours per week	358	27.1	106,957	26.6	4,444,640	25.6
15 to 29 hours per week	168	12.7	54,796	13.6	2,075,154	12.0
30 hours or more per week	150	11.3	46,635	11.6	1,746,196	10.1

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in King Island (M) (Statistical Local Areas), 27.1% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.7% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.3% worked 30 hours or more.

Families — family composition

Family composition	King Island (M)	%	Tasmania	%	Australia	%
Couple family without children	229	54.5	56,435	42.1	2,150,301	37.8
Couple family with children	136	32.4	53,219	39.7	2,534,399	44.6
One parent family	55	13.1	22,824	17.0	901,637	15.9
Other family	0	0.0	1,718	1.3	97,722	1.7

Of the families in King Island (M) (Statistical Local Areas), 32.4% were couple families with children, 54.5% were couple families without children and 13.1% were one parent families.

Family Charts

Single (or lone) parents	King Island (M)	%	Tasmania	%	Australia	%
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Male	--	15.7	--	18.5	--	17.6
Female	--	84.3	--	81.5	--	82.4

In King Island (M) (Statistical Local Areas) 15.7% of single parents were male and 84.3% were female.

Families — weekly incomes

Median family income, couple families with two incomes	King Island (M)	%	Tasmania	%	Australia	%
Families without children	1,779	--	1,771	--	2,081	--
Families with children	1,696	--	1,999	--	2,310	--
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In King Island (M) (Statistical Local Areas), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,696 and those without children was $1,779.

Families — employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families	King Island (M)	%	Tasmania	%	Australia	%
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Both employed, worked full-time	77	21.2	18,916	17.3	1,015,165	21.7
Both employed, worked part-time	13	3.6	5,113	4.7	174,795	3.7
One employed full-time, one part-time	90	24.7	24,509	22.4	1,001,907	21.4
One employed full-time, other not working	52	14.3	14,195	12.9	736,322	15.7
One employed part-time, other not working	29	8.0	7,386	6.7	251,191	5.4
Both not working	45	12.4	25,360	23.1	899,598	19.2
Other	30	8.2	6,840	6.2	291,196	6.2
Labour force status not stated	28	7.7	7,334	6.7	314,529	6.7

In King Island (M) (Statistical Local Areas), of couple families, 21.2% had both partners employed full-time, 3.6% had both employed part-time and 24.7% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwellings — dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling type	King Island (M)	%	Tasmania	%	Australia	%
Occupied private dwellings	676	80.1	192,819	85.6	7,760,320	89.3
Unoccupied private dwellings	168	19.9	32,494	14.4	934,470	10.7

In King Island (M) (Statistical Local Areas), 80.1% of private dwellings were occupied and 19.9% were unoccupied.

Dwelling structure	King Island (M)	%	Tasmania	%	Australia	%
Occupied private dwellings
Separate house	657	97.0	166,516	86.4	5,864,574	75.6
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc	6	0.9	10,329	5.4	765,980	9.9
Flat, unit or apartment	8	1.2	14,516	7.5	1,056,237	13.6
Other dwelling	6	0.9	1,355	0.7	66,666	0.9

Of occupied private dwellings in King Island (M) (Statistical Local Areas), 97.0% were separate houses, 0.9% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 1.2% were flats, units or apartments and 0.9% were other dwellings.

Dwelling Structure Charts

Number of bedrooms	King Island (M)	%	Tasmania	%	Australia	%
Occupied private dwellings
None (includes bedsitters)	0	0.0	693	0.4	42,160	0.5
1 bedroom	41	6.1	9,380	4.9	363,129	4.7
2 bedrooms	114	16.8	39,348	20.4	1,481,577	19.1
3 bedrooms	374	55.2	99,420	51.6	3,379,930	43.6
4 or more bedrooms	135	19.9	40,675	21.1	2,350,132	30.3
Number of bedrooms not stated	13	1.9	3,310	1.7	143,394	1.8
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling	3.1	--	3	--	3.1	--
Average number of people per household	2.1	--	2.4	--	2.6	--

In King Island (M) (Statistical Local Areas), of occupied private dwellings 6.1% had 1 bedroom, 16.8% had 2 bedrooms and 55.2% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 2.1 people.

Bedroom Charts

Tenure	King Island (M)	%	Tasmania	%	Australia	%
Occupied private dwellings
Owned outright	255	37.6	69,770	36.2	2,488,149	32.1
Owned with a mortgage	162	23.9	65,922	34.2	2,709,433	34.9
Rented	228	33.6	50,956	26.4	2,297,458	29.6
Other tenure type	9	1.3	1,495	0.8	70,069	0.9
Tenure type not stated	24	3.5	4,683	2.4	195,213	2.5

Of occupied private dwellings in King Island (M) (Statistical Local Areas), 37.6% were owned outright, 23.9% were owned with a mortgage and 33.6% were rented.

Dwellings — household composition

Household composition	King Island (M)	%	Tasmania	%	Australia	%
Family households	420	61.9	132,582	68.8	5,550,614	71.5
Single (or lone) person households	238	35.1	54,039	28.0	1,888,698	24.3
Group households	20	2.9	6,205	3.2	321,007	4.1

In King Island (M) (Statistical Local Areas), of all households, 61.9% were family households, 35.1% were single person households and 2.9% were group households.

Household income	King Island (M)	%	Tasmania	%	Australia	%
Less than $600 gross weekly income	--	30.2	--	30.7	--	23.7
More than $3,000 gross weekly income	--	3.7	--	5.4	--	11.2
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In King Island (M) (Statistical Local Areas), 30.2% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 3.7% of households had a weekly income of more than $3,000.

Dwellings — mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Rent weekly payments	King Island (M)	%	Tasmania	%	Australia	%
Median rent	118	--	200	--	285	--
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income	--	96.1	--	90.5	--	89.6
Households where rent payments are 30%, or greater, of household income	--	3.9	--	9.5	--	10.4
View the income fact sheet

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households whose rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which are not renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Mortgage monthly repayments	King Island (M)	%	Tasmania	%	Australia	%
Median mortgage repayments	900	--	1,300	--	1,800	--
Households where mortgage payments are less than 30% of household income	--	95.2	--	92.5	--	90.1
Households where mortgage payments are 30%, or greater, of household income	--	4.8	--	7.5	--	9.9
View the income fact sheet

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households who own their dwelling, and whose mortgage payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which were renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Dwellings — number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles	King Island (M)	%	Tasmania	%	Australia	%
None	44	6.5	15,145	7.9	665,852	8.6
1 motor vehicle	233	34.3	68,647	35.6	2,778,576	35.8
2 motor vehicles	253	37.3	68,499	35.5	2,802,468	36.1
3 or more vehicles	126	18.6	34,946	18.1	1,279,134	16.5
Number of motor vehicles not stated	23	3.4	5,589	2.9	234,292	3.0

In King Island (M) (Statistical Local Areas), 34.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 37.3% had two registered motor vehicles and 18.6% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander

People characteristics	King Island (M)	%	Tasmania	%	Australia	%
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander	28	--	19,625	--	548,368	--
Male	16	57.1	9,629	49.1	270,331	49.3
Female	12	42.9	9,996	50.9	278,037	50.7
Median age	22	--	22	--	21	--

For the 2011 Census in King Island (M) (Statistical Local Areas), there were 28 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 16 (or 57.1%) were male and 12 (or 42.9%) were female. The median age was 22 years.

Dwelling characteristics - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander households

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling characteristics	King Island (M)	%	Tasmania	%	Australia	%
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Average number of people per household	2.3	--	3	--	3.3	--
Average number of people per bedroom	1	--	1.2	--	1.2	--
Median household income	900	--	923	--	991	--
Average number of people per bedroom includes a miscalculation. For more information see the persons per bedroom correction page.

In King Island (M) (Statistical Local Areas), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.3, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $900.

Mortgage and rent	King Island (M)	%	Tasmania	%	Australia	%
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Median weekly rent	90	--	190	--	195	--
Median monthly mortgage repayments	1,733	--	1,300	--	1,647	--

In King Island (M) (Statistical Local Areas), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $90 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,733.